The addresses cluster tightly. S El Molino Ave alone has 27 listings and S Lake Ave has 15, with six on Bellefontaine St, five on S Oak Knoll Ave and four on S Arroyo Pkwy, across ZIP codes 91101, 91105 and 91106. This guide reports what the registry holds and nothing beyond it.
What is listed in Madison Heights
The specialty spread is the striking part: 55 general dentistry listings, eight dental clinics, seven periodontics, six pediatric dentistry, six orthodontics, five endodontics, five prosthodontics, four oral and maxillofacial surgery and one dental anesthesiology. Almost any referral you might receive can be filled without leaving the neighborhood.
Fifty-five listings are registered as individual practitioners and 29 as organizations. Forty-three of the 84 were registered before 2010 and the oldest registration dates to 2005, so about half the listings have held their address for over fifteen years.
Only one listing has a published website in the registry and only one has published hours. That reflects the source data rather than the practices themselves, so treat the listings as a directory of who is where, not as a guide to when they are open.
- 84 practices, 55 of them registered under general dentistry
- S El Molino Ave: 27 listings. S Lake Ave: 15
- ZIP codes 91101, 91105 and 91106
- 43 registered before 2010, the oldest in 2005
How to choose between them
With 55 general practices inside a small area, narrow by street first. S El Molino Ave and S Lake Ave between them hold half the listings, so whichever of the two is easier for you still leaves a wide choice.
Then call. Ask whether they are accepting new patients, which plans they are in network with, what a first exam and X-rays cost without insurance, how far ahead they book, and whether you will see the same dentist every visit. None of that sits in the registry, and the answers vary far more than the listings suggest.
If you need specialist care, use the counts as a rough guide to choice rather than quality. Seven periodontics and six orthodontics listings give you real options; four oral surgery listings still give you a choice but a smaller one. A referral from your own dentist remains the usual route in.
If you need something Madison Heights does not have
This is one of the few neighborhoods where nothing is missing. Every specialty tracked in the directory has at least one listing here, from endodontics and periodontics through prosthodontics, orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, oral and maxillofacial surgery and dental anesthesiology. For most patients that means no travel at all.
You may still want a second opinion or an earlier appointment. Old Pasadena has 60 listings only 0.4 miles away, Bungalow Heaven 32 at 1.3 miles, Orange Heights 25 at 1.1 miles and Washington Square 18 at 1.9 miles. San Pasqual has 10 listings at 1.9 miles and Lamanda Park 12 at 2.5 miles. Everything worth trying is within a couple of miles.
Insurance and paying
In network means a practice has agreed fixed fees with your insurer, so your share is lower and known in advance. Out of network is not a judgment on quality, only that no fee agreement exists, which can mean paying more or paying first and claiming back. Confirm with your insurer as well as the practice before booking.
For anything past an exam and cleaning, ask for a written estimate showing each procedure, the expected insurance payment and your share. Specialist treatment in particular is worth pricing before it starts. Our listings are built from registry data with no fees, no hours and no insurance information in it, and none of the 84 listings here has been claimed, which is the only way those details get published on a page.
If it is urgent
Density helps in an emergency. Call general practices on S El Molino Ave and S Lake Ave and ask directly whether they hold same day emergency time. With 55 general listings within a few blocks, phoning several in a row is the fastest route to a chair, and the oral surgery listings here mean serious cases do not have to travel far.
Some symptoms need an emergency room instead: swelling spreading toward your eye or down your neck, trouble breathing or swallowing, a fever with facial swelling, or bleeding that will not stop. Those are not things to wait out.
You can also search by distance rather than neighborhood at dentist directory, which is useful when you simply need whoever can see you soonest.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are listed in Madison Heights?
Eighty-four dental practices are listed in Madison Heights, about a quarter of the 338 across Pasadena. Fifty-five are registered under general dentistry, and the specialist registrations include seven periodontics, six pediatric dentistry, six orthodontics, five endodontics, five prosthodontics and four oral and maxillofacial surgery listings.
Can I find every kind of dental specialist here?
Every specialty the directory tracks has at least one listing in Madison Heights, which is rare for a single neighborhood. That includes endodontics, periodontics, prosthodontics, orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, oral and maxillofacial surgery and dental anesthesiology. Choice is wider in some fields than others, so ask about waiting times when you call.
Which streets have the most dentists?
S El Molino Ave has 27 of the 84 listings and S Lake Ave has 15, so half the neighborhood's practices sit on those two roads. Bellefontaine St has six, S Oak Knoll Ave five and S Arroyo Pkwy four. The listings fall within ZIP codes 91101, 91105 and 91106.